Division I Men

Hartford Works Wagner for Third Straight Win

from press release

STATEN ISLAND N.Y. – The University of
Hartford men’s lacrosse team has won three in a row, as the
Hawks scored their largest victory of the season with a 13-6 win
over Wagner College on Saturday afternoon. All three victories have
come over Northeast Conference opponents as the Hawks (6-3) will
next play at #16/15 Albany on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. to open up
America East Conference play.

Hartford, who never trailed in the game, jumped out to a 5-1 lead
in the first quarter and took a 9-2 advantage into the locker room
at the halftime break. The Hawks outscored their opponents, 2-1 in
the third however the final period belonged to the Seahawks as they
netted three goals to the Hawks' two.

Junior Carter Bender led the Hawks with his second-straight game
with six points, scoring a pair of goals and assisting on four
others. Sophomore Rory Nunamacher and junior Ryan Compitello each
finished with four points on two goals and two assists.

A total of eight different players found the back of the cage for
the Hawks, including sophomore face off specialist Mike Brown and
classmate Drew Haig who each scored their first collegiate goals.
Sophomore Jared Franzee and junior Kevin Whelan both came off the
bench for head coach Peter Lawrence to score a pair of goals, while
freshman Tate Klidonas rounded out the scorers with one goal.

As a team, the Hawks dominated in early every statistical category.
The visitors outshot the Seahawks by a 34-27 overall margin, thanks
in large part to a 17-8 advantage through the first 30 minutes. In
addition, the Hawks scooped up 30 total ground balls, compared to
20 for the home team.

In the faceoff circle, the Hawks scored a 14-of-21 advantage with
senior Tim Fallon and Brown sharing the responsibilities. Fallon,
who won all but five face offs in his last outing, finished
today’s contest 6-of-10, while Brown topped that performance,
finishing 8-of-11 in the possession duels.

In his first start of the season, junior Scott Bement garnered the
win, making two stops while allowing two in. Sophomore Frank
Piechota took over in the cage in the second half, tallying three
saves and allowing one. Rookie goalie Dan Zenevitch also made his
second appearance on the season in goal. He rejected one shot in 10
minutes.

The Hawks will return to action on Wednesday evening when they open
up America East Conference action with a date against the #16/15
Albany Great Danes. The opening face-off is scheduled for 7:00
p.m.